The Duke Endowment Commits $15 Million to Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina
October 10, 2024
The Duke Endowment announces that it will provide $15 million in grant support to help meet immediate relief needs following Hurricane Helene, including initial grants to the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Emergency and Disaster Response Fund and the Central Carolina Community Foundation’s One SC Fund.
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Advancing Oral Health in North Carolina
We are taking steps forward to improve the oral health of North Carolinians, and change doesn’t happen without diverse stakeholder engagement. Meet some of the tireless advocates who have contributed decades of their leadership to help get us where we are today.
August 15, 2021 | The Duke Endowment
A New Name for Our Child Care Program Area
Director Phil Redmond and Associate Director Tamika Williams announce the name change in this video.
February 20, 2020 | The Duke Endowment
Placing Patients in a Network of Care
When Cathy Tolbert visits new clients in Greenwood, S.C., it doesn’t take long before they find something in common.
February 25, 2019 | Lin B. Hollowell III
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Even as a little girl, Shawnee Garrick knew that diabetes had a grip on her family. Her grandmother died because of health complications from the disease; so did her grandfather. Her parents were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a year apart.
May 5, 2016 | Lin B. Hollowell III
Weaving a Safety Net of Hope
On a warm day in late winter, a dozen teens take turns behind a wheelbarrow, filling it with rich compost and pushing it across a bumpy field. They are laughing and sweating, and before the afternoon sun slips away, they have six community garden beds ready for spring planting.
June 18, 2014 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick
